The Banishment
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- | '''''Izgnanie''''' (English title ''The Banishment'') is a [[2007]] film directed by Russian filmmaker [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]], based on the 1953 novel ''[[The Laughing Matter]]'' by [[William Saroyan]]. | + | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2YngCFu4j8 |
+ | '''''Izgnanie''''' (English title ''The Banishment'') is a [[2007]] film directed by Russian filmmaker [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]], based on the 1953 novel ''[[The Laughing Matter]]'' by [[William Saroyan]]. | ||
- | It is the story of a couple and their two children who return to the man's native village for a short holiday, during which the woman ([[Maria Bonnevie]]) confesses that she is pregnant with the child of another man. We learn that the woman has previously tried to commit suicide and that her "confession" is just a way to open conversation with her estranged husband ([[Maria Bonnevie]]). | + | A woman who loses her life through [[sophistry]], a man who loses his wife through lack of communication and a baby unborn; this is the story of a couple and their two children who return to the man's native village for a short holiday, during which the woman ([[Maria Bonnevie]]) confesses that she is pregnant with the child of another man. We learn that the woman has previously [[attempted suicide]] and that her "[[confession]]" is just a way to open conversation with her [[estranged]] husband ([[Konstantin Lavronenko]]). Helped by his brother the man forces his wife to have an [[abortion]]. |
- | Very beautifully filmed by [[Mikhail Krichman]] and beautiful dronish and clicking soundtrack by sound designer [[Andreï Dergachev]]. | + | Very beautiful [[widescreen]] photography by [[Mikhail Krichman]] and beautiful [[drone|dronish]] and [[Glitch (music)|clicking]] score by sound designer [[Andreï Dergachev]]. Soundtrack also features [[Arvo Pärt]]'s ''[[Für Alina]]''. |
- | Comparisions have been drawn to the work of [[Tarkovsky]]. | + | Comparisions have been drawn to the work of [[Tarkovsky]] but also to [[Haneke]]'s ''[[Caché]]'', in the sense that the viewer is left guessing as to what certain plot elements actually are or represent. |
- | ==Fiche technique== | + | ==Cast== |
- | *Titre original : ''Izgnanie'' | + | |
- | *Titre français : ''Le Bannissement'' | + | |
- | *Genre : Drame | + | |
- | *Langue : [[Russe]] | + | |
- | *Réalisation de [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]] | + | |
- | *Scénario de [[Artiom Melkoumian]], [[Oleg Negin]], et [[Andrei Zviaguintsev]] d'après l'œuvre de [[William Saroyan]] | + | |
- | *Producteurs : Dmitri Lesnevski et Anthony Rey | + | |
- | *Année de production : [[2007 au cinéma|2007]] | + | |
- | *Directeur de la photographie : [[Mikhail Krichman]] | + | |
- | *Musique de [[Andrei Dergatchev]] et [[Arvo Pärt]] (''[[Für Alina]]'') | + | |
- | *Montage : [[Anna Mass]] | + | |
- | *Chef décorateur : Andreï Ponkratov | + | |
- | *Créatrice de costumes : Anna Bartuli | + | |
- | *Ingénieur du son : [[Andreï Dergachev]] | + | |
- | *Durée : 2h30 | + | |
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- | ==Distribution== | + | |
*[[Konstantin Lavronenko]] : Alex | *[[Konstantin Lavronenko]] : Alex | ||
*[[Maria Bonnevie]] : Vera | *[[Maria Bonnevie]] : Vera | ||
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*[[Dmitri Ulyanov]] : Robert | *[[Dmitri Ulyanov]] : Robert | ||
*[[Alexeï Vertkove]] : Max | *[[Alexeï Vertkove]] : Max | ||
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Izgnanie (English title The Banishment) is a 2007 film directed by Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, based on the 1953 novel The Laughing Matter by William Saroyan.
A woman who loses her life through sophistry, a man who loses his wife through lack of communication and a baby unborn; this is the story of a couple and their two children who return to the man's native village for a short holiday, during which the woman (Maria Bonnevie) confesses that she is pregnant with the child of another man. We learn that the woman has previously attempted suicide and that her "confession" is just a way to open conversation with her estranged husband (Konstantin Lavronenko). Helped by his brother the man forces his wife to have an abortion.
Very beautiful widescreen photography by Mikhail Krichman and beautiful dronish and clicking score by sound designer Andreï Dergachev. Soundtrack also features Arvo Pärt's Für Alina.
Comparisions have been drawn to the work of Tarkovsky but also to Haneke's Caché, in the sense that the viewer is left guessing as to what certain plot elements actually are or represent.
Cast
- Konstantin Lavronenko : Alex
- Maria Bonnevie : Vera
- Alexander Baluyev : Mark
- Maxime Shibaev : Kir
- Cathérine Kulkina : Eva
- Dmitri Ulyanov : Robert
- Alexeï Vertkove : Max